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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Max Velez, 357th Fighter Genera- tion Squadron weapons load crew member, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Blake Hewitson, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, load chaff and flare countermeasures onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10 aircraft was de- signed to be serviced and operated from bases with limited facili- ties near battle areas.
U.S. Air Force Airmen load a missile onto an A-10C Thunder- bolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The A-10 air- craft was de- signed for the close air sup- port mission and has the ability to carry 16,000 pounds of ordinance.
U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III
An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft is displayed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 9, 2023. The A-10 aircraft’s 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger was designed to fire 3,900 rounds per minute and can de- feat an array of ground targets, including tanks.
U.S. Air Force Airmen load a mis- sile onto an A-10C Thunderbolt
II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The A-10 aircraft was designed to have a long loiter and wide combat radius.
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